diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 170e84e63c8..5a43f4d1887 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3744,6 +3744,11 @@
     <!-- Menu item to delete a VPN profile. [CHAR LIMIT=40] -->
     <string name="vpn_menu_delete">Delete profile</string>
 
+    <!-- Toast message when there is no network connection to start VPN. [CHAR LIMIT=100] -->
+    <string name="vpn_no_network">There is no network connection. Please try again later.</string>
+    <!-- Toast message when a certificate is missing. [CHAR LIMIT=100] -->
+    <string name="vpn_missing_cert">A certificate is missing. Please edit the profile.</string>
+
     <!-- Tab label for built-in system CA certificates. -->
     <string name="trusted_credentials_system_tab">System</string>
     <!-- Tab label for user added CA certificates. -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/vpn2/VpnSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/vpn2/VpnSettings.java
index 655306aac46..975f8071098 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/vpn2/VpnSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/vpn2/VpnSettings.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.android.internal.net.LegacyVpnInfo;
 import com.android.internal.net.VpnConfig;
@@ -324,10 +325,12 @@ public class VpnSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
     private String[] getDefaultNetwork() throws Exception {
         LinkProperties network = mService.getActiveLinkProperties();
         if (network == null) {
+            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.vpn_no_network, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             throw new IllegalStateException("Network is not available");
         }
         String interfaze = network.getInterfaceName();
         if (interfaze == null) {
+            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.vpn_no_network, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot get the default interface");
         }
         String gateway = null;
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ public class VpnSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
             }
         }
         if (gateway == null) {
+            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.vpn_no_network, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot get the default gateway");
         }
         return new String[] {interfaze, gateway};
@@ -370,7 +374,7 @@ public class VpnSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
             serverCert = (value == null) ? null : new String(value, Charsets.UTF_8);
         }
         if (privateKey == null || userCert == null || caCert == null || serverCert == null) {
-            // TODO: find out a proper way to handle this. Delete these keys?
+            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.vpn_missing_cert, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot load credentials");
         }